Medical staff and first responders from Anne Arundel and Howard counties conducted a mass-casualty drill at Fort Meade and the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center on Wednesday.
"This prepares us better than any classroom training can happen," UM BWMC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Neel Vibhakar said. "This is as real as it gets and allows us to realize where our opportunities are and what we're doing really well. Whenever a disaster occurs, we're not doing that in isolation. We're doing that in partnership with several other agencies throughout the community"
Dozens of volunteers, including students from Meade Senior High School's Drama Club, played the roles of patients in a school bus crash scenario.